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Bills to Support Coal Are on Rise in North Dakota

February 23, 2021

Bills to help North Dakota’s coal industry are getting some traction as the state’s Legislature nears its halfway break. The Minot Daily News reported the current session has had more than its usual number of energy-related bills, particularly those aimed

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Rich Nolan: Texas Electricity Crisis is No Anomaly

February 22, 2021

Only in a crisis do most Americans pay attention to the reliability of the nation’s electricity grid. But as millions suffer through blackouts in frigid temperatures from Texas to the Dakotas, this reliability crisis has come at an incredibly consequential

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U.S. District Court Ends Federal Challenge to PolyMet’s Water Quality Permit, Minnesota

February 22, 2021

A federal judge dismissed a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water quality permit issued to PolyMet Mining Corp. The challenge, filed in September 2019 by the Fond du Lac Band

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Aurcana Silver Fully Funded for Restart of Its Revenue Virginius Mine, Colorado

February 22, 2021

Aurcana Silver released a construction update for its Revenue Virginius Mine, (RV) located near Ouray, Colorado. Aurcana is fully funded for the RV Mine restart including a robust contingency. Excess funding will be applied to potential value added activities such

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White House Rescinds Trump Proposal to Limit Greenhouse Gas Consideration in Infrastructure Decision

February 22, 2021

The White House last week rescinded a Trump-era draft guidance that proposed to limit the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions in infrastructure decisions. The 2019 draft guidance sought to limit consideration of long-term greenhouse gas emissions by preventing consideration of

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Court Approves New Union Agreement With Lighthouse Resources

February 22, 2021

A federal court approved a tentative agreement struck between attorneys for bankrupt firm Lighthouse Resources and a coal union this week. The new deal will mean about two dozen union workers could be rehired to complete reclamation, or cleanup, at

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Nighthawk Gold Enters Into Option Agreement to Acquire the Kim & Cass Property, Canada

February 19, 2021

Nighthawk Gold has entered into a binding option agreement, with Geomark Exploration Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pine Cliff Energy, to acquire a 100 percent undivided leasehold interest in four contiguous mining leases, adjacent to Nighthawk’s Indin Lake Gold Property,

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Mining Readiness Strategy Report Says 15 Mines Ready to Open in Northwestern Ontario, Canada

February 19, 2021

Jason Rasevych is encouraged by some news announced this past week in the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) Mining Readiness Strategy. The report says a total of 15 mines could go into development in northwestern Ontario during the

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Vision Lithium Expands Sirmac Lithium Project, Canada

February 19, 2021

Vision Lithium has staked 131 claims adjacent to its 100 percent owned Sirmac Lithium property Northwest of Chibougamau, Quebec. The Sirmac property is now comprised of 155 map-staked claims covering 7,760 hectares. The property is located approximately 200 kilometres south

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Rep. David B. McKinley to Continue Fight for Fossil Fuels

February 19, 2021

U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley wonders what will happen to communities such as Cadiz if gas, coal and fossil fuel production is stopped by Biden administration policies. McKinley, R-West Virginia, serves as ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee

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